Just wanted to wish everyone on the Nation a Merry Christmas and hope your holiday is blessed and peaceful. Although I worked the Christmas shift each year for the first part of my career, thanks to the grace of good planning and seniority, I get to spend the holidays with my favorite Christmas presents these days: my beautiful wife and daughters.…

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Firefighters GlovesA Firefighters Gloves hold many things

From elderly arms to a kids broken swing


From the hands they shake and the backs they pat


To the tiny claw marks of another treed cat


At 2 am they are filled with chrome


From the DWI who was on her way home


And the equipment they use to roll back the dash


From the family of 6 she involved in the crash








The brush rakes in spring, wear the palms out


When the wind does a "90"…

well, My 1st blog post, woo hoo.. very exciting..

Lets see, blogging and doing laundry cleaning up around a bit, gotta work nights tommorrow , we work 10 and 14's 3 on 3 off , which is pretty strange to mostfolks. the "good part" is that the schedual allows you to work 36's or 24/ 48's or 8 and 16's actually ultimately its up to you and whomever you swap with..

Been on the job 18 years, dispatched for a smaller city foralmost 4 years waiting to get on, and was an active vollie…

oN SATURDAY WE HAD A WALK IN. It was an older woman that had severe chest pains.

After roaming through the mall tonight, and observing mankind exhibiting less than admirable behavior during a high-stress time (Ho, Ho, Ho? ) and not being terribly impressed with said behavior, I'd like to offer up some thoughts based on the philosophy of "Pay it Forward".

The concept is simple......simple acts of unexpected and unneccessary kindness; to complete strangers, to friends, to family.

My parents raised me to be a mindful, respectful and polite person. My mother is…

The Ride

http://www.theadvocates.org/quiz.html

This is a link to the world's smallest political quiz. It is 10 questions long, takes 2 minutes to take. See where you fall on the political landscape. I think about 20-25% of you will show up as libertarian, but you may not know that you are. Many people believe as I do, but have not put the L word to it. No matter how you score, let me know if it agrees with how you saw yourself before…

The call comes in, and the dispatchers send out their tones. The adrenaline climbs, the blood rushes, a chill shoots to the bone. As the engines go enroute, the lights are flashing, setting their pace, smoke pouring into the sky marking the spot where the battle will take place. Units go on scene, the fight will soon be under way. The battle will not end until all the flames are washed away. The hoses are pulled out, and the lines are laid, turnout gear is put on, their weapons aimed, and…

Brother, when you weep fro me, remember that it was ment to be. Lay me down and when you leave, remember I'll be at your sleeve. In every dark hall, I'll be there as you slowly crawl. On every roof in driving snow, I will hold your coat, and you will know. In cellars hot with searing heat, at windows where a gate you meet. In closets whare children hide, you know I'll be there at your side. The house from which I now respond, is overstaffed with heros gone. Men who answered one last bell,…

Well folks it has been busy personally for me and now I hope to be back and active her on Frefighter Nation. I hope all have a safe and very happy Christmas and to those working...stay low and stay safe.

Steve